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September 20, 2016

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Personnel Milestones

Mike will be giving a presentation on the geologic characterization and landslide hazard assessment of the Oregon Coast Range transmission line. If you are attending the meeting, this presentation will be a part of Technical Session #7 this Thursday at 8:40am. Below is a synopsis of the presentation:   Geologic Route Characterization and Landslide Hazard […]

August 30, 2016

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Community

A few GRI kickball enthusiasts took part in the 8th annual Engineers Without Borders (EWB) fundraiser.  It was a blistering hot day, and each team brought their top competitors.  GRI took the field first and was able to hold back the opponent the first few innings, but after several scoring runs, we lost the first […]

July 29, 2016

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Project Milestones

The ground breaking ceremony for the Vancouver Waterfront Park – Grant Street Pier took place on July 18, 2016, and commenced Phase I of park construction for this project, which has been in the making for more than 10 years. The renovations will reconnect downtown Vancouver to the Columbia River and inspire a new vivacity in the Vancouver […]

July 1, 2016

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Personnel Milestones

Jack Gordon, PE Senior Engineer  John (Jack) K. Gordon, PE, has been promoted to Senior Engineer after nine years with GRI.  As a senior engineer, he is responsible for managing complex subsurface investigations and laboratory testing programs and providing geotechnical engineering recommendations on a wide variety of projects.  Jack specializes in projects involving deep excavations and […]

May 9, 2016

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Personnel Milestones

GRI is very excited to announce that Mike Marshall, project geologist, passed his Oregon Certified Engineering Geologist exam and can now add the initials CEG after his name! Mike joined GRI in 2012 and is registered in the states of Oregon and Washington as a geologist. He has his Master of Science Degree in Geology […]

April 26, 2016

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Community

This past weekend, GRI employees and family members participated in the SOLVE IT for Earth Day Event at Tryon Creek State Park.  GRI worked with several other community volunteers and pulled out non-native English Ivy from surrounding native vegetation. Together with 7,000 volunteers across the state of Oregon, we cleared 12 acres of non-native invasive plants […]

March 9, 2016

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Awards and Recognition

The principals of GRI have provided the Port of Portland (Port) with geotechnical, environmental, and seismic-related consulting services for over 30 years.  The geotechnical services have primarily involved floodplain and waterfront developments along the Columbia and Willamette Rivers.  Notable projects include concourses, parking structures, and roadway expansion projects at Portland International Airport; multiple water-transportation terminals, […]

January 5, 2016

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Personnel Milestones

GRI is pleased to announce that two of our team members have been promoted. Matt Shanahan, PE, GE Principal Matthew S. Shanahan, PE, GE, has been promoted to a GRI Principal after 22 years with the company.  Matt opened and manages the GRI Vancouver, Washington, office, which was founded in 2008.  He likes to work […]

November 3, 2015

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by: mdodgson

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Categories: Project Milestones

The Flat Plate Dilatometer test (DMT) can be used to investigate soil properties and has many applications in geotechnical engineering.  Dilatometer testing has several benefits compared to other standard-of-practice in situ methods, such as the Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Cone Penetration Test (CPT). Benefits of the DMT include the direct measurement of the small strain […]